“...peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin. The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.”
Remembering, reminding my own thoughts, that the glories to be known in heaven far outweigh the sufferings experienced here.
My eyes drop to circumstances, to pain, to hurt, to future unknowns, to madness, and peace flees.
When Jesus tells us to, “Look and live...” He’s including eternal salvation as well as the day-to-day saving. He wouldn’t have told us that we’ll have troubles in this life unless He knew we’d have troubles in this life, and that those troubles would have myriad of impacts on us - debilitating, aching, questioning, doubting, fighting, hating, drowning, fearing, worrying, struggling. So He followed that with a promise, a bright star. “...but take heart! I have overcome the world!” The worries and troubles we’ll have are a custard dish in comparison to His enormous vat of hope and abundance.
He is enough. Has always been enough. Will always be enough.
His “enough” is our abundance - of which He doles out abundant peace, peace beyond understanding. He knew we’d need it. We’d need Him. Desperately.
10.27.2019
